Category: Community

“Jens Jensen The Living Green”

Celebrate the urban conservation movement in one of the world’s most spectacular urban settings, Thursday, June 19. Join director Carey Lundin, WTTW program host and producer Geoffrey Baer, and planting designer of Chicago’s Lurie Garden, Piet Oudolf for the free Millennium Park premiere of “Jens Jensen The Living Green”(link to www.jensjensenthelivinggreen.org/) on The Screen at […] Continue reading "“Jens Jensen The Living Green”"

Free Preview of Jens Jensen – The Living Green

Join us at the One Earth Film Festival Jens Jensen The Living Green Saturday, March 8, 2014 2 Pm to 4 PM Triton College, River Grove This award winning documentary portrays how Danish-born Jens Jensen (1860 – 1951) rose from street sweeper, to ‘dean of landscape architecture’, to pioneering conservationist in troubled, early Chicago. At […] Continue reading "Free Preview of Jens Jensen – The Living Green"

29th Annual Native Plant Management Seminar

CAMPTON HILLS, IL Reservations for Garfield Farm Museum’s 29th annual Prairie, Woodlands, and Wetlands Management Seminar to be held on Saturday, February 22nd from 8:30 am-4:30pm are now being taken. From backyard gardeners, home owner associations to owners of natural area acreage, this seminar covers all the key methods and techniques of preserving and using […] Continue reading "29th Annual Native Plant Management Seminar"

Children and School Gardens

It is often said of both children and gardens that to have them is to show hope for the future.  Some area teachers, parents, and organizations are demonstrating this hope two-fold as they plan outdoor learning classrooms that have wildlife habitat gardens as centerpieces.  Outdoor learning is gaining momentum across the nation, recently led by […] Continue reading "Children and School Gardens"